The Grey Muzzle Organization

“The organization entered an agreement with making good work, llc to achieve the following objectives: develop and implement strategic plans that meet organization goals and objectives created in partnership with the gmo board of directors; manage communication and marketing efforts to increase public awareness of the issue of senior dogs and gmo's visibility through public webinars and other means; manage fundraising efforts, including cultivating new individual and corporate donors and providing outstanding donor stewardship; recruit, orient, train, and manage volunteers; oversee administrative functions of the organization; manage the annual grant process, including refining grant processes and protocols, recruiting and training reviewers, providing oversight during the review process, and making final funding recommendations; identify and develop new resources, ensuring gmo is a premiere source of information, support and assistance on the development and expansion of programs for senior dogs; identify and manage the acquisition of infrastructure and human resources required to implement the strategic plan; continuously evaluate progress and regularly communicate results to board; work with board treasurer to develop and maintain sound financial practices; support preparation of annual budget and assure the organization operates within budget guidelines; work with board to ensure the organization is fully compliant with local, state, and federal laws, requirements, policies, etc.; assist board to recruit and train new board members, develop policies and procedures, and engage members in tasks necessary to achieve strategic objectives. Services of an executive director are included in the management fee.”

“The treasurer completes schedules and checklists, performs an internal review, and provides information and supporting documents to a cpa firm that prepares the form 990. A draft of the return is reviewed by the treasurer and questions and comments are answered and resolved with the cpa firm. A draft of the return is then provided to the members of the governing body for questions, comments, and edits. The return is then filed with the irs after changes have been made and posted to the organization's file sharing site.”

“On an annual basis, each director, principal officer, and member of a committee with governing body delegated powers signs a statement which affirms such person has received a copy of the conflict of interest policy, has read and understands the policy, and has agreed to comply with the policy. Additionally, periodic reviews are conducted to determine that compensation arrangements and benefits are reasonable and to ensure that partnerships, joint ventures, and other arrangements conform to the organization's policies and are permissible.”

“The board of directors reviewed and approved the executive director's compensation after considering the salary of the previous executive director and publicly available information on similar nonprofit positions. The final compensation was documented in a written employment agreement.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”